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Norwich gate crush death: Workman guilty of safety breach | Norwich gate crush death: Workman guilty of safety breach |
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A workman has been found guilty of breaching safety rules after a woman was crushed under a heavy metal gate he had fitted. | A workman has been found guilty of breaching safety rules after a woman was crushed under a heavy metal gate he had fitted. |
Jill Lunn, 56, died after suffering a heart attack while pinned under the automatic gate in 2013. | Jill Lunn, 56, died after suffering a heart attack while pinned under the automatic gate in 2013. |
Robert Churchyard, 51, of Turner Road, Norwich, was found guilty at Norwich Crown Court of breaching a general duty of care in his work. | Robert Churchyard, 51, of Turner Road, Norwich, was found guilty at Norwich Crown Court of breaching a general duty of care in his work. |
The jury failed to reach a decision on a gross negligence manslaughter charge. | The jury failed to reach a decision on a gross negligence manslaughter charge. |
Mr Churchyard worked for an automated door and gate company. | |
The case was adjourned until 17 October when a decision will be made on whether to hold a retrial or to move to sentencing for the duty of care offence. | The case was adjourned until 17 October when a decision will be made on whether to hold a retrial or to move to sentencing for the duty of care offence. |
More on this and other news from Norfolk | More on this and other news from Norfolk |
Mr Churchyard, who denied both charges, fitted the gate, which weighed about a third of a tonne, at Mrs Lunn's home in Blofield Heath near Norwich in March 2013. | Mr Churchyard, who denied both charges, fitted the gate, which weighed about a third of a tonne, at Mrs Lunn's home in Blofield Heath near Norwich in March 2013. |
It fell on her the following month when she tried to close it by hand after the remote-controlled automatic mechanism failed. | It fell on her the following month when she tried to close it by hand after the remote-controlled automatic mechanism failed. |
Norwich Crown Court heard the gate was designed to be operated both automatically and manually, but fell because safety-stop devices had not been fitted. | Norwich Crown Court heard the gate was designed to be operated both automatically and manually, but fell because safety-stop devices had not been fitted. |
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